Attack Squadron 106
"Gladiators"
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Linage |
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| 2. January 1945 | VBF-17 Established at NAS Agana Guam |
| 15. November 1946 | VBF-17 Redesignated VF-6B |
| 28. July 1948 | VF-6B Redesignated VF-62 |
| 1. July 1955 | VF-62 Redesignated VA-106 |
| 7. November 1969 | VA-106 Disestablished at NAS Cecil Field FL. |
| Planes: |
F6F-5
F4U-4
F8F-2
F2H-2
F9F-8B
A4D-2
A-4C
A-4E
A-4C
| VA-106 Deployments | ||||
| VBF-17 | ||||
| 2. February 1945 - 8. July 1945 | CV-12 USS Hornet | CVG-17 | F6F-5 | ? |
| VF-6B | ||||
| 24. January 1947 - 18. March 1947 | CV-45 USS Valley Forge | CVBG-5 | F4U-4 | C 200 |
| 19. January 1948 - 5. April 1948 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVBG-5 | F4U-4 | C 200 |
| VF-62 | ||||
| 27. October 1949 - 23. November 1949 | CVB-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVG-6 | F8F-2 | C 200 |
| 15. May 1951 - 4. October 1951 | CV-34 USS Oriskany | CVG-4 | F2H-2 | F 200 |
| 19. April 1952 - 12. October 1952 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-4 | F2H-2 | F 200 |
| 26. April 1953 - 4. December 1953 | CVA-39 USS Lake Champlain | CVG-4 | F2H-2 | F 200 |
| 7. July 1954 - 20. December 1954 | CVA-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-10 | F2H-2 | P 200 |
| VA-106 | ||||
| 13. August 1956 - 11. February 1957 | CVA-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-10 | F9F-8B | P 300 |
| 7. August 1959 - 26. February 1960 | CVA-9 USS Essex | CVG-10 | A4D-2 | AK 300 |
| 1. June 1960 - 18. July 1960 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | A4D-2 | AK 300 |
| 6. September 1960 - 20. October 1960 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | A4D-2 | AK 300 |
| 14. November 1960 - 27. November 1960 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | A4D-2 | AK 300 |
| 2. February 1961 - 15. May 1961 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | A4D-2 | AK 300 |
| 7. February 1962 - 28. August 1962 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVG-10 | A4D-2 | AK 300 |
| 1. Oktober 1963 - 23. May 1964 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVW-10 | A-4C | AK 300 |
| 10. February 1965 - 20. September 1965 | CVA-38 USS Shangri La | CVW-10 | A-4C | AK 300 |
| 11. March 1966 - 26. October 1966 | CVA-60 USS Saratoga | CVW-3 | A-4C | AC 400 |
| 6. June 1967 - 15. September 1967 | CVA-59 USS Forrestal | CVW-17 | A-4E | AA 300 |
| 4. June.1968 - 8. February 1969 | CVS-11 USS Intrepid | CVW-10 | A-4E | AK 200 |
| 3. September 1969 - 9. October 1969 | CVA-62 USS Independence | CVW-7 | A-4C | AG 300 |
| VA-106 Commanding Officers | ||
| Lt.Cdr. Hugh W. Nicholson | 2. Jan 1945 | 14 May 1945 |
| Lt. Edwin S. Connant (acting) | 14 May 1945 | 20 Aug 1945 |
| Lt.Cdr.. Edwin S. Connant | 20 Aug 1945 | 1 Jul 1947 |
| Cdr.. C. E. Houston | 1 Jul 1947 | 1948 |
| LCdr. Walter O. Zoecklein (acting) | 1948 | 2 Jul 1948 |
| LCdr. James E. Shew | 2 Jul 1948 | 3 Jan 1950 |
| LCdr. Hugh A. Kelly | 3 Jan 1950 | 19 Oct 1951 |
| Cdr. Douglas A. Clark | 19 Oct 1951 | 25 Nov 1952 |
| LCdr. William W. Kelly | 25 Nov 1952 | 27 Feb 1954 |
| Cdr. Lewis W. Jenkins | 27 Feb 1954 | Jul 1955 |
| Cdr. Hollis H. Hills | Jul 1955 | Feb 1957 |
| Cdr. O. L. Dauphin | Feb 1957 | 25 Apr 1958 |
| Cdr. Newton P. Foss | 25 Apr 1958 | 5 Dec 1959 |
| Cdr. S. O. Bach | 5 Dec 1959 | 22 Jul 1960 |
| Cdr. L. W. Baldwin, Jr. | 22 Jul 1960 | 31 Jul 1961 |
| Cdr. L. E. Irvin | 31 Jul 1961 | 25 Jul 1962 |
| Cdr. W. S. Nelson | 25 Jul 1962 | Jul 1963 |
| Cdr. G. E. R. Kinnear II | Jul 1963 | 1 Aug 1964 |
| Cdr. C. B. Crockett | 1 Aug 1964 | Jun 1965 |
| Cdr. James H. Scott | Jun 1965 | 24 Jun 1966 |
| Cdr. S. R. Foley, Jr. | 24 Jun 1966 | 7 Aug 1967 |
| Cdr. S. E. Latimer, Jr. | 7 Aug 1967 | 17 Nov 1967 |
| Cdr. Walter L. Clarke, Jr. | 17 Nov 1967 | 3 Mar 1969 |
| Cdr. J. H. Harns | 3 Mar 1969 | 7. Nov 1969 |
